After torching billions on homelessness programs plagued by audits, missing records and murky bookkeeping, L.A. County ...

County officials warn residents to avoid storm water runoff and ocean water. Arrests made in Moorpark, T.O. robberies.

Survivors say state regulators brushed off complaints about State Farm after the L.A. fires. Officials say they recovered ...

Los Angeles County plans to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a teenager alleging county probation officers pinned him down, painfully contorted his body and nearly suffocated him at a county ...

A San Bernardino jail death renews scrutiny of in-custody care, transparency, and medical oversight as investigators examine the case and advocates demand answers.

On Wednesday, George Retes Jr. officially filed a civil-rights lawsuit after being detained by federal personnel and held for days ...

Author Michael Connelly and former LAPD detective Rick Jackson will discuss their contested theory linking the Zodiac ...

Senior centers across the Los Angeles area serve as vital social hubs, but they vary widely in space, services, and funding. On a recent visit, CalMatters reporters saw big differences ...

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman's handling of police violence cases during his first year in office has been met with praise from law enforcement advocates — and criticism from those who say he ...

UNC-Wilmington's Paige Smith faces four felony charges after she was arrested last week. Court records say she had a "half of ...

A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday with murder in connection with his stepfather’s stabbing in Castaic on Valentine’s Day. Terrance Blake Crawford pleaded not guilty to the charge, which includes ...

The cause of death was listed as acute cocaine toxicity.